Local man nabbed in porn sting

CONCORD — An arrest in Meredith was one of 11 that took place following a statewide investigation into child pornography and officials said more are coming.

Members of the investigative task force told alarming stories Wednesday of what they found: images of children as young as 3 years old being raped, others being tied up and raped and some dancing and performing oral sex on adults.

In one case, police went to a Portsmouth home and found a computer actively downloading images while the suspect was out shopping for groceries.

In Hudson, police said they found a computer server so large they had to use an ambulance to remove it from the suspect's house.

The statewide child exploitation task force, comprising federal, state, county and local law enforcement officials, identified 11 adults to be charged with child pornography possession which carries a maximum seven-year prison sentence.

They are:

• David Curtis, 42, of Derry

• Jessica Doty, 20, of Manchester

• John Fironini, of North Hampton

• Matthew Greenwood, 27, of Dover

• Jeremy Leavis, 32, of Epping

• Charles Lyons, 33, of Hudson

• David Martinuk, 41, of Rye

• Nicholas Plourde, of Meredith

• Patrick Roddy, 51, of Portsmouth

• Ryan St. Jean, 18, of Hampstead

• James Skerry, 62, of Raymond

According to Meredith police, Plourde was arrested at 8 Water Street in Meredith on Dec. 27. Another person at the scene also was arrested on a fugitive warrant not related to child pornography.

Belknap County Attorney Jim Carroll said a grand jury has since indicted Plourde for possession of child pornography.

The task force arrested a 12th man, Juan Castaner, 22, of Manchester, who was charged with drug possession and being a felon in possession of a weapon.

Authorities also filed nine petitions against juveniles who were not identified. Police said none of the people arrested work with children.

"When you think about these images, they involved real children that are being abused," Attorney General Kelly Ayotte said at a news conference on Wednesday. For that reason, she said, it is more accurate to describe the images as child abuse rather than child pornography.

"When you look at the images that are being traded, it's truly disturbing," she said.

During the investigations, police also interviewed nine children in the homes of those arrested for possible child abuse. So far there is no evidence of that, authorities said. They would not comment on whether any of the sex abuse images were created in New Hampshire, saying that is part of the open investigation.